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Otolaryngol. Clin. North Am. · Feb 2019
ReviewButton Battery Safety: Industry and Academic Partnerships to Drive Change.
- Kris R Jatana, Silas Chao, Ian N Jacobs, and Toby Litovitz.
- Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 555 South 18th Street, Suite 2A, Columbus, OH 43205, USA; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State University, 915 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43212, USA. Electronic address: Kris.Jatana@nationwidechildrens.org.
- Otolaryngol. Clin. North Am. 2019 Feb 1; 52 (1): 149-161.
AbstractThe pediatric button battery (BB) hazard has been recognized for several decades. In 2012, the National Button Battery Task Force was established, and most manufacturers have improved warning labels, more secure packaging, and made BB compartments in products are more secure. Tissue neutralization before BB removal (ie, honey or sucralfate/Carafate®) is an effective way to reduce the rate of BB injury. In absence of visible perforation, 0.25% sterile acetic acid esophageal tissue irrigation at time of BB removal is recommended as a neutralization strategy to mitigate injury progression. Future BB design changes could eliminate esophageal tissue injury.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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